Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-30

been sentenced to IL years ana four
month, in tho unity Jail and fined az 800
with costs Of prosecution. The punish
ment imposed upon Stewart is the heavi-
est ever given In the state for violation OF
the liquor laws.
Joseph Cilley, the oldest ex-United
States senator, and veteran Of the war
Of 1872 died in Nottingham, n. H., few
days ago, aged vi years. lie was elected
10 the Twenty-fifth congress and was
chosen United States senator by the New
Hampshire Legislature in 1915.
w. q. Patterson OF Louisville, KY, n
member of the state guard, while on duty
at Noorehead, during the trial OF Craig
| Tolliver's murderers, received word that
his sister was dangerously i'll, and being
refused a furlough he deserted For this
he has been sentenced to pay fine Of 800
and so TO Jail for 20 days.
A disastrous wreck occurred on the Gu
division of the Southern Kansas railroad
at Guthrie, four miles south Of Purcell, /.
| 7. light engine and "A construction
train collided while both were moving at
a high rate of speed. The two engines
and twelve freight cars were piled in
heap. Ten persons were killed and
| wounded.
| The fast day express over the Indian
apolis a. st. Louis railway was wrecke
near Peru Ind, at an early hour the other
morning The cause Of the wreck is not
definitely known. The entire train except
the sleeping car left the track. Engineer
and fireman named Raddington, father
and son, were killed The pas engers were
| not in ured
| The annual convention Of the national
association OF union prisoners OF war was
held in Chicago Sept. 22d. a bill was re-
ported TO give ex-prisoners Of war ninety
day men, half pension; l20 day, two-thirds
pension and full pension to those who
served longer. IL also provides So day
pension for each days confinement in
rebel prison.
\ CARLOAD OF dynamite enough TO blow
up Havana. was discovered hidden in the
woods near Key West, Florida, the other
day The discovery ma created great eX-
element, proving that the plot against
| Cuba is much more formidable than was
at first supposed. A little dynamite was
| found there Immediately after Aguero's
expedition started
The Old clock which is the sole piece Of
furniture that was IN the pub &c rooms o.
the White House in Lncofn's time, has
been restored 10 its place on Col. La
monts manteLpiece. This clock, which
formerly stood where it does now, was
removed to President Arthur's bed room
five years ago on account Of his taking a
particular fancy tolt.
f.. :. Wheeler, the iron importer OF New
Haven, Conn, who failed recently with
liabilities of &, 600. 600 and actual assets of
| $500 has been arrested, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses
1t turns out that his methods were very
| crooked, and that he had deceived his
creditors by notes of bogus branch houses
The arrest caused a great sensation in
New Haven.
Mrs. Elizabeth Merriam Putnam widow
| OF Col. Jesse Putnam OF Danvers, Mass.
| died few days ago aged lG2 years IL
months. Her husband was great grandson
| Of the brother Of Gen. Israel Putnam of
revolutionary war memory, and his faith
er was born in the same house "a Gen.
Israel, which still stands in Danvers.
Mrs Putnam was married in 1904, AMI was
the mother Of twelve children, five Of
whom are living.
| Officials OF the internal revenue bureau
will soon make a test Of the purity o.
beer manufactured in this country AM
the result, submitted TO congress. IL 1T shall
be found that there are de eterioui sub
| stances in the beer the commissioner can
submit the facts to congress for its in
| formation and he will ask authority to
exercise the power of the bureau TO pre-
vent such adulteration. Under the law as
it exists there is no restriction as to the
proportion OF alcohol that beer shall con
tain provided the alcohol is reduced by
fermentation and not by distillation.
The supreme legion select knights, a. O.
L. w, in session at Minneapolis, elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
George W Reed, Topeka, rs, $. c.. Chas
Bubst, Pittsburg =. V. c.; George w.
Howard, Paris H., 5. 1t. C.; X. +. Hill
Buffalo, y. y, supreme recorder; w
Sheen, supreme treasurer l.. NJ. Re aiding
Sacramento, Cal, supreme standard bear
er; O. II. Comfort, St Paul, supreme sen
Tor workman; A. p. Johnson, Nebraska
supreme junior workman; f. Leniger, St
Louis, supreme guard; Ed. ellis, New
ork city, supreme trustee.
Gen William Preston died at Lexing
ton, Ky, the other afternoon. Gen. Pres
ton was born at Louisville in lSl6; gradu
ated at Cambridge law school in Is =, and
practiced law at Louisville; served as
lieutenant in the Mexican war; was an
active wing until the party dissolved,
whom he became a democrat, was me m
Der Of the convention which nominated
! President Buchanan: was minister to
| Spain lo59-Jl; tried TO induce Kentucky
to sccede from the union; became a briga-
dier-general in the confederate army ana
aide-de camp 10 Gen. Albert Sydney
Johnston; participated in the battle OF
Shiloh and Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky.
| He has lived in Lexington since the war.
Lucy Under Arrest.
! Lucy Parsons, the wife of the condemned